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Paris Mobile Photography Award Is Open!

Many thanks to Cedric Blanchon for bringing this fabulous Award to our attention. Organized by Tribegram, the second edition of The Mobile Photography Fair in Paris is held from Nov. 29th until Dec. 1st 2013. To celebrate this event, an international challenge is organized from Nov.7th until Nov. 21st  to award the best Mobile Photographer in five categories : B&W, Portrait, Landscape, Abstraction, and Street Photography.

The tribegram awards are a special nod given to emergent mobile photographers coming from all over the world. Held in France, they are designed to help Mobile Photography to become a recognized art form within the photography world, and the art world in general.

To enter the awards, the photograph needs to show a body of work that is made and edited only from a smartphone. You can only enter ONE category.

The awards are opened in five categories :
B&W, Street, Landscape, Portrait, and Abstraction.

To enter :
You need to tag your photos on Instagram, Eyeem or send them to us with Facebook. If you don’t use any of them, please send one link to your site/blog with the category you want to enter to welcome (at)tribegram.com

The tags :
B&W : #tribegram_nb2013
Street : #tribegram_street2013
Portrait : #tribegram_portrait2013
Landscape : #tribegram_landscape2013
Abstraction : #tribegram_abstract2013

 

The judges are renowned French mobile photographers:

B&W : Julie Méric and Jefferson Kent
Street : Agnès Lanteri and Hannibal Renberg
Portrait : Nathalie Baurain, Emmananou et No_bo_dy
Landscape : Mélanie Jean et Séverine Bourlet
Abstraction : Cédric Blanchon

 

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Joanne Carter is a British photography journalist, editor, curator, and the founder of *TheAppWhisperer.com*, one of the world’s leading platforms dedicated to mobile photography and art. Since its launch in 2009, TheAppWhisperer has become an international hub for artists of all levels to discover, learn, exhibit, and engage with contemporary photographic practice.Built on principles of inclusivity, accessibility, and artistic excellence, Joanne has spent almost two decades championing mobile photography as a serious artistic medium. Through interviews, critical essays, exhibitions, competitions, and education, she has helped shape and document the evolution of mobile art on a global scale.Her work has taken her internationally, lecturing on photography and mobile art at institutions and events including the Museum of Art in Seoul, South Korea, alongside appearances in the UK and Europe. She has served as a juror for international photography and mobile art awards across Portugal, Canada, the United States, South Korea, Italy, and the UK.Joanne is also the founder of *TheAppWhispererPrintSales.com*, one of the first online galleries dedicated exclusively to collectible mobile art, connecting artists with collectors across Europe, the United States, and Asia.Before founding TheAppWhisperer, Joanne worked extensively in print journalism and photographic publishing, including roles at a paparazzi photo agency and as deputy editor of a leading photography magazine. Her freelance journalism, criticism, and commentary have been published widely in both the UK and the US, with bylines in *The Times*, *The Sunday Times*, *The Guardian*, *Popular Photography*, *NikonPro*, *DPReview*, *Which?*, *Vogue Italia*, *LensCulture*, the *BBC*, and more recently, the *Financial Times*, where her published letters on photography continue to contribute to wider conversations around the medium.Alongside her editorial and curatorial work, Joanne’s own photographic practice has been exhibited internationally across the UK, Europe, South Korea, and the United States. Her work increasingly explores themes of grief, loss, death, memory, and the body.Her current research interests centre on grief, death, and poverty, with forthcoming postgraduate study leading towards doctoral research in these areas.Joanne is currently developing new long-form writing and photographic projects and is available for commissions, editorial projects, speaking engagements, and collaborations.Contact: joannetheappwhisperer@gmail.com)